Darkane is a Swedish extreme metal band that originated in Helsingborg in 1998. Their music contains ample thrash elements interspersed with acoustic interludes and symphonic features, such as the in studio use of synthesizers and occasionally full orchestras and choir singing. The name Darkane is a portmanteau of the words "dark" and "arcane".

Forbidden was a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, the group was founded by Russ Anderson and Craig Locicero, who were both ever-present members. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes. The most recent line-up of the band comprised Anderson, Locicero, Matt Camacho, Steve Smyth and Sasha Horn. Along with Death Angel, Vio-lence, Defiance, Testament and Exodus, they were one of the most successful Bay Area thrash metal bands and earned a loyal fanbase in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with their debut album Forbidden Evil regarded by critics as a classic thrash metal album and the follow-up, Twisted Into Form, as something of a masterpiece within the tech-thrash genre. Their earlier style was technical thrash metal, but the band later experimented with alternative and groove metal elements on their fourth album Green.

Witchery is a Swedish extreme metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. The current lineup consists of guitarists Patrik Jensen and Rickard "Rille" Rimfält, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, vocalist Angus Norder, and drummer Chris Barkensjö.

Hatriot is an American thrash metal band formed in 2011 by EX-singer Steve "Zetro" Souza and guitarist Kosta Varvatakis. Along with Kosta Varvatakis Hatriot's current lineup Justin Cole on guitar and Souza's sons, drummer Nick Souza and bass guitarist Cody Souza. They are under contract with Massacre Records. As of 2015, Steve Souza has stepped down as the front man of the band, due to his commitments to Exodus. His son Cody has taken over lead vocals.They released a four-song demo in 2011 and their first full-length album, Heroes Of Origin, in 2013. The band released their second album, Dawn of the New Centurion, in 2014.

Yyrkoon is a French death metal band. The main lyrical themes revolve around occultism, horror/fantasy, and members' personal philosophies. The name Yyrkoon is derived from the name of Elric of Melnibone's cousin in Michael Moorcock's fantasy series.

Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band. They have released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records and Prosthetic Records. Their name is inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

Burning Inside was an American death metal band formed by ex-members of various other groups. It was formed in 1995 by Steve Childers and Richard Christy. They soon added Jamie Prim. Michael Estes joined in 1996. In 2000, Burning Inside released their first album, The Eve of the Entities. In 2001, Burning Inside released their second album, Apparition. The band released their final self-titled album in September 2007, which was independently released through online music stores, as the band were no longer signed to any label.

Nonexist is a Swedish melodic death/thrash metal group formed by former Arch Enemy vocalist, Johan Liiva. Liiva, guitarist/bassist Johan Reinholdz and drummer Matte Modin. They began playing together as Nonexist in 2000; in May 2002, they released their debut album, Deus Deceptor, on New Hawen Records in Europe and Century Media in North America. The group attempted to put together a touring lineup in 2002, but this never occurred, in part due to the group members' commitment to other projects. In 2003 Liiva and Modin split from the group, leaving Reinholdz the primary member. In 2004 Liiva confirmed the group's demise.In 2011 Nonexist was resurrected as Reinholdz started writing the second album "From My Cold Dead Hands". It was then recorded in 2011/2012 with Johan Liiva back on vocals, and released by Pivotal Rockordings in November 2012 and by Japanese label Trooper Entertainment in May 2013. This album was the debut as a producer for Reinholdz, doing all the mixing, producing and mastering himself. The band made their live-debut at the Scorched Tundra Festival in Gothenburg, December 2012. In 2014 Nonexist started recording album number three entitled Throne of Scars.

Dublin Death Patrol is an American thrash metal band formed in 2006 by Testament singer Chuck Billy and Exodus singer Steve Souza.The band began as a 7 piece with Souza and Chuck Billy on vocals, Chuck's brother Andy Billy, Greg Bustamante, and Steve Robello on guitar, Willy Lange on bass, and Dan Cunningham on drums. During the recording process of the album in 2007 the band added 3 more members to the fold, Troy Luccketta on drums/percussion, Steve Souza's brother John Souza on bass, and Phil Demmel on guitar. They made one more change after the album adding their 11th member, Eddie Billy on bass- the third of the Billy brothers in the band.For local shows after the album's release the lineup was an 8-piece featuring Chuck Billy and Steve Souza on vocals, Willy Lange on Bass, Andy Billy, Steve Robello, Greg Bustamante, and John Hartsinck on guitar, and Danny Cunningham on drums.

Anacrusis was a progressive/thrash metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Anacrusis was one of the first bands to attempt to blend thrash and progressive metal. Their albums Manic Impressions and Screams and Whispers are considered as classics of the progressive thrash metal / prog metal genre.

Susperia is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band formed in October 1998 by Tjodalv and Cyrus.The band was originally named Seven Sins, but since there was another band with that name they changed it to the title of the horror film Suspiria, but changed the spelling to avoid copyright issues with Suspiria, a gothic rock band that also took its name from the film, but with the correct spelling.